Wheelbarrow.



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WHEELBARROW.

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1,261,532. Pand Apr. 1915.

NVENTOR ZM @fj/? y' 7 BY 4m WM m/ff//U/A/L/ y ATTORNEY IUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER D. HCE, 0F HONOLUL, TERRITORY 0F HAWAII.

WHEELBARROW.

Application Bled December 19, 1916.

To all whom it may concern: Be it' known'that I, PETER D. Hon, a citizen of the United States, residing at I-Ionolulu, in the Territory of Hawaii, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wheelbarrows, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wheel barrows. The ob'ect of the invention is to provide a wheel arrow whereby the load may be dumped in front of the same, for convenient usein restricted spaces.

A further object of the inventionis to proyide a wheel barrow with a forwardly tilting body, capable of dumping its load in front',A with means for automatically -returning the said body toits origilial position.

Av still further object is provision of n; wheel barm'w of this" class, with means for absrbing the shock of the body as 1t is returned to its normal ositon.

. A stillfurther' object of the'invention is toeonstruct a wheel barrow in a simple, durable and'elliqient' manner, which is capa ble of use in'restricted. spaces.'

- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wheel barro 'constructed lin accordance with the rese Ecrin l'positionn'llpon theside bars; Y

' 'Fig." 2 is a si ar view with the body in position for dumping;

Fi 3 is arear'elevation of the same showin t e body in the position of Fig. 1;

ig. 4 is a front View' l Fig. 5 is a detailed view illustrating the lunger about within the socket of the hansla bar, the said socket being shown in section Fig. 6 is a detailed lon' itudinal Section throu h one of the handle ars illustrating the pu ley mounted thereon; und

Fi. 7 vis a detailed longitudinal section thrdgh the housing containing the spring actuated drum for the cable.

For various reasons it is often inconvenient to dump a load from a wheel barrow from the side, and for this re'ason I have devised the following described barrow, which is capable of both side and forward dumpeferring in detail to the drawings the improved barrow as illustrated consists of Athe usual side bars 1 forming a mounting for the whl 2 and the handles 3. The wheel is mounted upon the undersideof the Specication of Letters Patent.

` t invention showing the body in itsV thus be seen that the hinges 9.act afs a Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

Serial No. 137,886.

side bars by means of suitable bearings 4, the Vsaid side bars converging nt this end in thc ordinary manner.

Mounted upon the side bars is a body 5, in the present instance shown as a one iece metal body, but it is obvious that a bo y of any desired construction may be substituted. This body is not rigidly secured to the. side bars, but is held thereon by means of hinges having one leaf 6 bolted toi the bars 1 by means of.bolts 8, which passthrough the said bars and engage the bearings 4 to hold them in osition.

The ot ier leaf 7 of the hinge has its end bent at an obtuse angle, and is riveted 'or Secured to theside bars at "a -iintf' .about `centrally of their length, are "guiding 'and es e hinges are of al limiting hin 'S' :9.j l' T triple type, t atfis', they are provided v`vv'ith three ivot pointsand four4 leaves.V 'Qne .of

` these eaves isfsecured to theY` s id .bars 'as at .10, and nnotherof 4the leavesis'secured' to while the pivotal dpoints 12 and-18V permit the leaves 14` an themselves in acompact manner.'Y 'It wiill ui e to steady the body as it is being rai and lowered, and to limit the movement of the body in its raised position.

Means are provided for automatically returning the body to its normal position as soon as the load has been dumped, this means consisting of cables 16 secured to the rear of the body as at 17, and over pulleys 18, mounted within soc y ts 1g mortised in the. side bars. The opposite ends of these ca bles are ada ted-bo be wound upon u spring actuated rum or pulley 20 mounted within housings 21 secured to the underside of the side bars.

Shoclg absorbing elements are provided in connection with the automatic returning means, the said shock absorbing Velement consisting of preferably -metal sockets 22 eountersunk in the side bars, and plun ers 23 secured to the underside of the bo y 5 in such position aste enter the sockets as the body is set upon the said sid bars. In order to permit the plungers 2% to more 15 ,to be folded 'ponage the headed stud f 5 is adagtd viso-eng carried y :if-cross ber 26 located'between the side bars 1.

i0 As a, means for strengthening the bers `1 they are further provided with a cross bar 27 secured between the legs 28 and\c'onnect ing bars 29. An'. additional cross bar 30 is located between the bars 1 at a point in the rear-of the wheel When it is desired. to dump the barrow, the body is tilted upwardl and forwardly, until it assumes the l'po ,'tio shown in Fig, 2, the guiding and limit"` g hinged rods eerving to limit theforw rd, moyeme t of` the body and hold it in proper positi n .until emptied. The joint of this rod is ythen broken, when the spring/controlled-cables 16 will return the body to its normal posi-- tionpthe jar incident to the return ofthe. bodya4 'taken ufrby an air cushion pro 'by t e plungey 23 entering lthe'soelrol Fi-om' the fore f descriptionfwhen takeen connection with the accompanying itwill'i bue-seen that the inyention ogwerd `and sidefdliiping, the? ook'iZiper-l :hitting the body, to'be` rigidly secured, tp like ravida@ a when bmw, arregle fffbqm gleqpngwhen he 15e-row is dumpen 1mm;

ing position, a ca le connected tosaid b y, 65

rollers mounted upon the Aside bars for iding said cable and a. spring actuated rum secured to said frame beneath thelbodyI for automatically returning the body, A1:0 its .normal position. y

3. A wheel barrow comprising a, frame, a wheel mounted therein, a ybodyfhinged to said frame `and capable of a 'Swingin move- M mentinde endent Vthereof and' anlairc'ushion provi ed between said body and frame for absorbing lthe jar of the body when swung' into posltion upon the freine.

4. A wheel barrow eomprisin'ge' frame,

wheel mounted therein,"` a; ,b'ody said frame and capable of swinging move-1 ment independent thereof andm' including lungersf nrried by-- the end engageab e with sockets carried byf the from@ for` absorbing Iftl'1'e" '|a,r' f th@ Y' [when im sieowpbnfth@ :einen r 5: mhee barowfconiprisingja wheel .meunted therein l" said frcneand c'aphble of at I 1 'tol themde. Y A ment independent thereof andmeahsinludl Vari us changeait) the form and'propor-;` ing jointed rods, each hav'A onejeilv "hingtionjpf" Athe invention may be made `-`as Will edlyeonnected tothefjbodyandthe 'lfed Eroperly fall-'withinthefscope ofthefclaime4 hlingedly connected "to the y effor limit? 4o creto-"appended Y i nnthe swinging movementof th'ebgpdy deecnbedeothe invention,whet*I-` amine; A '-1, A wheel barrow comprlsmga. freine, a

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